Bad advice for Arch Linux

[rsubtil]

For Arch Linux you say to do this: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.6 /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5

This is bad advice; symlinking is a bad idea.

The fix for Arch is installing ncurses5-compat-libs (AUR)

[oakes]

last time i tried that it was not available in pacman

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On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, at 6:06 AM, Ricardo Subtil wrote: For Arch Linux you say to do this: `sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.6 /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5` This is bad advice; symlinking is a bad idea <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Frequently_asked_questions#If_I_need_an_older_version_of_an_installed_library,_can_I_just_symlink_to_the_newer_version?>. The fix for Arch is installing ncurses5-compat-libs <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ncurses5-compat-libs/> *(AUR)* — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#19>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABUYU676H5ZGMTMLPECJY3RKMGZVANCNFSM4LYXDKXQ>.

[meithecatte]

Indeed, the AUR is not available through pacman, but the package can be installed with things like makepkg, yay, pacaur, or many others.